The novel “the absolutely true diary if a part time Indian”, written by Sherman Alexie and published in year 2007, deals with a boy called Arnold, who has lots of physical and emotional problems. He lives in an Indian reservation and has a hopeless future. He wants to change his destiny and transfers to a school outside of the rez, the Reardan high, where only White children are. The chapter I am summarising is about the most important basketball game for Arnold because after the Reardan team looses against the team of the Wellpinit school, Arnold’s old school, this game is the rematch. Arnold says he is very nervous and wants to come up to the expectations of the team and when he finds out that he is supposed to defend his former best friend, he doesn’t believe in his abilities and says he can’t do it. The coach convinces him to play and now that Arnold believes in himself, he defends Rowdy and scores three points. The Reardan team wins and Arnold feels very proud and happy but when he sees his old team, he feels ashamed of his happiness and starts to cry in the locker room.

All in all, this chapter shows that Arnold feels sorry for betraying his old friends but at the same time how confident Arnold has gotten ever since he goes to Rerdan.